Bishop Roko Glasnović (born 2 July 1978) is a Croatian

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prelate who currently serves as a Bishop of the

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family of Nikola Glasnović and Marija () in

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. After graduation the primary school in

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(1985–1990) and in

(1990–1993), he attended the Technical High School in Šibenik (1993–1997) and studied at the Faculty of Law at the

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for one year (1998–1999), and consequently joined the Major Theological Seminary in

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and in the same time to the

, where studied until 2005, and was ordained as

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on 5 July 2005 for the Diocese of Šibenik, after completed his philosophical and theological studies. From 2005 until 2008 he continued his studies of the pastoral theology at the

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Pastoral work

After returned from Rome, Fr. Glasnović served a parish priest in the parish of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Njivice,

(2008–2009). Since 2008 he has been the Commissioner for the Pastoral Care of Marriage and the Family, and since 2009 the Bishop's Personal Secretary. He managed the parish of St. Margarita in

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(2014–2017) and the parishes of St. Peter in Kaprije and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Žirje (2017–2019). Since 2012 he has been a member of the

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Council for Life and Family, and since 2017 he has been an econom of the Diocese of Šibenik, director of the Catholic School Center and head of the Diocesan Office for Schools.

Prelate

On 30 November 2021, he was appointed by

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as a Diocesan Bishop of the

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in the Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glasnović, Roko 1978 births Living people Croatian people of Kosovan descent People from Šibenik University of Split alumni Pontifical Lateran University alumni Bishops appointed by Pope Francis 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia